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Issue: Vol. 4403 No. 2: 4 Apr. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-04-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.2.2
Page range: 245–260
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Brazilian Pseudochironomini (Diptera: Chironomidae) Part 2. New Pseudochironomus and Riethia species

Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos Aquáticos, Depto. Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos aquáticos, Depto. Hidrobiologia, CEP 12565-905, Rod. Washington Luiz, km 235, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Centro de Ciências da Natureza (CNN), Universidade Federal de São Carlos CEP 18290-000, Rod. Lauri Simões de Barros, Km 12, Buri, São Paulo, Brazil.
Diptera Brazil Neotropical region Atlantic Forest Amazon Forest Chironominae

Abstract

In this second part of the study about Brazilian Pseudochironomini Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae), seven new species are described and illustrated. Three species belong to the genus Pseudochironomus; they are: Pseudochironomus capivara sp. n., Pseudochironomus ariquemis sp. n. and Pseudochironomus boraceia sp. n. all are described from males, the first as pupa, the second as larva and pupa also. Four species belong to Riethia: Riethia cauame sp. n., Riethia fazzari sp. n., Riethia galilei sp. n. and Riethia pantera sp. n. all described as male. Except for R. fazzari sp. n. and P. boraceia sp. n. collected in São Paulo State, the remaining species were collected in Amazon region. A key of males to known species of Brazilian Pseudochironomini is given.

 

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